VN Ren'Py It's Just a Game [v0.5.5.1] [DigiDec]

[DigiDec]

Yup, can confirm I've got neither "legion protocol/just talk normal" nor "please, Qai" interactions. ("you're not evil" too but I think you meant "thats not what he meant" choice).


Here's 2 saves (one on the moon, the other at the end of the content) for you to check.

I checked the variables on the first save and there wasn't anything wrong, I did a quick playthrough and got the 'real girl'.

The second save went to the 'real girl' scene.

The screenshot below is from your save.

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The 'algorithm' version of that scene isn't too different, the real indicator that she's on the 'algorithm' path is that she's still wearing the white bodysuit thing she's been wearing.

If you're not getting the scene from that screenshot, you might need to play through from an earlier save. I'm not sure exactly where or how it happened but a handful of people have had issues with saves that I thought would work fine (saves from before Hanna's removed scene).

 

[Belphegor]

Welp, suffice to say this is not the scene I got.

Found the explanation tho.

Short explanation: I am dumb.

Slightly longer explanation: I was on the 0.55 version, so I downloaded the 0.551 version and it worked.

 

[cool.mint]

Just so you know, someone ctrl c, ctrl v your game title. In trending last 30 days "Just a fucking game".

 

[DigiDec]

Just so you know, someone ctrl c, ctrl v your game title. In trending last 30 days "Just a fucking game".

Well, shit.

My game's name isn't especially original, and I don't think it's popular enough for someone to try to intentionally use a name that similar, but it's still a bit of a bummer.

I'll have to think about this one. While I'm doing that, here are some preview renders!

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[cool.mint]

Maybe, but if I were a developer spending a lot of my time making something. I would be checking to see if a name is already being used. Like I wouldn't name it something like "I'm Being a dik" hahah.

Maybe he didn't do due diligence, but it's just kinda "meh".

 

[DigiDec]

 

[Carnagie]

Bruh, did Izzy fall in love with the narrative/game version of MC? That would be a hell of a story hook in her.

 

[gregers]

Bruh, did Izzy fall in love with the narrative/game version of MC? That would be a hell of a story hook in her.

I mean, she is also being mindfucked. The only difference is she brought it on herself (and everyone else) by her actions, whereas the MC's sins are mostly of thoughlessness and inaction.

 

[DigiDec]

Bruh, did Izzy fall in love with the narrative/game version of MC? That would be a hell of a story hook in her.

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Without spoiling too much, she's going to seem like a very different person than the one you saw in Act 1.

I mean, she is also being mindfucked. The only difference is she brought it on herself (and everyone else) by her actions, whereas the MC's sins are mostly of thoughlessness and inaction.

She actually ended up with the biggest whammy out of all the relevant characters.


On a more general note, I'm grinding away at the update. I know I already mentioned it before, but this one is going to be larger than average. I don't know how many future updates will have their size dictated by a specific plot point, but there's a plot point I want to get in this one. Almost everything before that plot point is going to be optional, and because I'm a dumb masochist, there are also some variations to some scenes, and some scenes have a few different options. Anyways, I'm technically kind of a bit behind on renders because I spent a little extra time finalizing the script before getting into Daz, but I've already got around 500 renders down, and I'm not even halfway through yet.

Here are some previews!

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[Ciaran8023]

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Without spoiling too much, she's going to seem like a very different person than the one you saw in Act 1.


She actually ended up with the biggest whammy out of all the relevant characters.


On a more general note, I'm grinding away at the update. I know I already mentioned it before, but this one is going to be larger than average. I don't know how many future updates will have their size dictated by a specific plot point, but there's a plot point I want to get in this one. Almost everything before that plot point is going to be optional, and because I'm a dumb masochist, there are also some variations to some scenes, and some scenes have a few different options. Anyways, I'm technically kind of a bit behind on renders because I spent a little extra time finalizing the script before getting into Daz, but I've already got around 500 renders down, and I'm not even halfway through yet.

Here are some previews!

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That second preview for some reason got me INSTANTLY thinking of the "Let me see your war face" scene from Full Metal Jacket..

 

[DigiDec]

I'm posting this here because I'm a slut for attention, and it provoked an unprecedented amount of engagement on my Discord.

 

[Canto Forte]

Always knew watching all the Underworld and The Twilight Sagas would pay off big!

I'm posting this here because I'm a slut for attention, and it provoked an unprecedented amount of engagement on my Discord.

 

[Ciaran8023]

I'm posting this here because I'm a slut for attention, and it provoked an unprecedented amount of engagement on my Discord.

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Master Splinter.. ? Is that you?!

 

[Maviarab]

I'm posting this here because I'm a slut for attention, and it provoked an unprecedented amount of engagement on my Discord.

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[i dond dog]

mom in new update? yes or no.

 

[DigiDec]

mom in new update? yes or no.

I suppose that would depend on some of the choices you make in the next update, but it is 100% on the table.



Edit: I should expand on that a little.

There is going to be a shift in pacing as far as the larger plot is concerned. There's one major plot point that I really want to get in this next release (that's partially to blame for how big it's going to be), but you won't see the same frenetic pace as Act 1, and things will be more conventional compared to the start of Act 2.

Pacing is probably one of the top two or three things I agonize over with the writing. I have no idea how fast the average player reads, so it can get tricky to determine if I'm overloading the player with information or dragging things out. That being said, I don't think the pacing of the plot should directly dictate the pacing of weird fucked up sex scenes.

That makes sense in some games. The kind of game where the plot is just a backdrop and the story is focused on building relationships with one or more of the LIs. The plot to this game is a backdrop, but the story is not focused on that kind of dating sim progression with the LIs. How you choose to interact with the girls will matter, but I'm not going to do that flirt-handjob-titjob-blowjob-sex thing. These fictional women are adults, and handjobs are for strippers and virgins.

There will be a difference in how fast things move with some of the girls, depending on how willing the MC is to let fantasy overtake reality. He's not fully in control, but he'll catch on kind of quick to the idea that he can push or pull a little. He knows what the girls are fantasizing about, he can use that to his advantage.

Or, he can try to force them to touch grass and reject the instant gratification that the simulations provide. That will probably lead to less frequent weird sex though.

 

[Canto Forte]

Say, am I Harry Styles enough for you, that the evening can go forward, or are you in need of some hairier style?

 

[DigiDec]

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Say, am I Harry Styles enough for you, that the evening can go forward, or are you in need of some hairier style?

It is somewhat relevant that Mol's fantasies do not involve the MC transforming into a monster.

So, somebody else is probably to blame if the MC werewolfs out while fucking his mom.

 

[Canto Forte]

Well, our OP side chick setting us up has been so literal in her shenanigans all this time, it should be a sure thing, positively, one undeniable fact, which is to get her overblown, overreacting representation of “doggo style” in this sweet and throbbing fantasy.

somebody else is probably to blame

 

[DigiDec]

Well, our OP side chick setting us up has been so literal in her shenanigans all this time, it should be a sure thing, positively, one undeniable fact, which is to get her overblown, overreacting representation of “doggo style” in this sweet and throbbing fantasy.

You actually won't see much of our pink-haired darling this update. The rationale/justification will be a little different depending on which version of her you ended up with, but the result will mostly be the same for this next release.

The docket of scenes I'm working on are this:

MC at home - you'll have a chance to check out your new digs, and check in on the girls who live there (Nat, Mol, Sara, (someone else?)

"First" stops - Everyone probably has a different idea of what the MC should do first now that he's back in the 'real world', so a lot of options kind of reflect that. (Initially, I was going to limit this to one choice, but I've decided to let you do 'everything') This means we're getting (optional) scenes for -
Ness
Stella
Izzi
Xiang
Definitely two more characters
Possibly additional characters

Not all of those scenes will lead to fun, weird sex stuff, but some of them will.

Add in that 'plot point' scene, and the mandatory Xiang scene you'll get regardless of your choices, I've got a lot of work on my plate. I've made it harder for myself with the variations I've written into some of the scenes, so we'll get to see who the loudest haters are: 'Choices don't matter' vs 'Forced to choose' vs 'Update took too long'.